10/11/2011
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"The U.S. Federal Government, potentially, in the negotiations could make policy decisions that are essentially medical decisions on who gets access and who doesn't based on cost."
"I was a heart surgeon before I was in Congress, and for me the key is patient access to affordable healthcare."
"I would implore us to bring bipartisan bills passed unanimously out of this committee to bring down drug prices to the floor for a vote."
"It is kind of clear to me, at least at the leadership level on the majority side, that there may not be much interest in actually getting something signed into law but to play politics primarily again..."